Starting device.



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erated to secure a starting of the engine by 3 end of the shaft may which the gear B is CHARLES THOMAS LEACH IJ'IENT CFFICE.

.AND GEORGE WASHINGTON CAFIELD, '0F YALE,

OKLAHOMA.

STARTING DEVICE. Specification of Letters atent. Patented Dee, 26, 1911.

Application led April 2Q,

'o all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES T. LEACH nd GEORGE IV. CANFIELD, citizens of the Inited States, and residents of Yale, in the ounty of Payne and State of Oklahoma, lave invented certain new and useful Im- )rovements in Starting Devices, of which he following is a' specification. l

This invention is an` improvement in startng devices for use on automobiles; and the nvention consists in certain novelconstruc- Lions and combinations of parts as will be aereinafter described and claimed. l

In the drawing Figure 1 is a side view of the front portion of an automobile, parts being removed, with the improvements applied. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of an automobile, parts being removed, showing the improvements. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view showing some of the operating mechanism. Fig'. e is a detail yplan view of the gears of the engine and startingshafts and the parts immediately associated therewith.4 Fig. 5 .shows the rocking bearing.

In the construction shown, the engine shaft A has a beveled gear B which is meshed by a beveled gear C on the starting shaft D. This starting shaft D has the beveled gear C at its inner end and at its outer end is provided with a sprocket wheel E'meshed by a chain F, whose opposite ends are connected with the starting lever Gr on opposite sides of the pivot Gr of the said that the lever G maybe rocked to turn the sprocket wheel E and shaft D through the medium of the sprocket chain F so that by means of the lever G the starting shaft D may be turned to operate the engine shaft when the parts are properly geared Means are provided' for throwing the shaft D into and out of .gear with the engine shaft A so that when the shafts D and A are geared together the engine shaft may be opthe rocking of the lever G. In carrying out this feature of the linvention, the bearing bracket I-I has a horizontal slot II in .which the shaft D is supported so that the inner be thrown forward and back when the shaft is rocked on the bearing 1 in order to 'move the gear C and the gear B which are both journaled in and connected by a bracket 2 to a' position in i911, serial No. 622,196.

shaft A. This is accomplished by the crank I on the lower end of the upright shaft I, which shaft I has at its upper end a crank I2 to which the handle rod I3 leading into convenient reach of the operator is connected. y

The crank I connects with the yoke on the clutch section J, which section .I is loose onand movable longitudinally along the shaft- A back into the position shown in fu lines in Fig. 4, in which it engages with the clutch section A on the shaft 'A, or 'forwardly as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 4, to free the gear shaft A. In the operation of this construction, when the shaft I is rocked to the position shown in Fig. 3, it will throw the-clutch section J out of engagement with the clutch section A 'and will also move the gears B and C forwardlyto the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4. When the parts are in the full line position, may be operated to turn the shaft D and the gear C in such manner as to turn the gear B to give the start-ing mot-ion to the engine shaft.

The construction is simple, easily operated and eiiciently serves the purpose for which it is designed.

IVe claim:

1. The combination, substantially as herein described, of the engine shaft, a gear gine shaft and provided with a clutch section, a clutch section on the engine shaft for cooperation with that of the gear wheel, a starting shaft provided at its inner end with a gear meshing with that of the engin shaft, a rocking bearing for the outer endo the starting shaft, a bearing bracket having a horizontal slot guiding the inner end of the starting shaft, a bracket having bearings for the starting shaft and for the lhub of the gear on'the engine shaft, a shaft having a crank for operating the clutch section of the gear, means for operating said crank shaft, a sprocket wheel on the starting shaft, an operating lever, and a chain meshing with the sprocket wheel and connected with the lever, substantially as set forth.

gear wheel movable along the engine shaft and provided with a clutdn section, a clutch section4 on the shaft cooperating-with that unclutched from. v .the`

#offthetgear wheel, a startingshftprdvided B from turning with the l wheel thereon and movable along the en- Fig. 4. the lever G 2. The combinationfof an engine shaft, a

-With a gear meshing with that of the enginemeans Ifor operating the starting shaft, all

shaft, a bracket having bearings for the substantially as and for the. purposes set starting shaft and for the .hub of'the engine forth, shaft gear, a rocking bearing for the outer I l n CHARLES THOMAS LEACH. .end ofthe starting shaft and a bracket haV- GEORGE WASHINGTGN OANFIELD. 1 ing a slotted bearing `for the inner end of Witnesses: the starting shaft, 'means operating the R. E. M0oRE, clutch section of the engine shaft gear and v T. H. CUNNINGHAM.

. l v Cop'ies of this patent may be obtained for ive cents each, by addressing' the "Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. M 

